✅ SOLVED Anyone know about old educationa films?

[NOLA_Ken]

I saved this 16mm film from a dumpster a while back, and I haven't been able to find anything about it. I don't have a 16 mm projector anymore so I can't watch it, but I imagine it's pretty educational.

I plan to put it on ebay but I figured I'd see if I could find any info on it first

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

If you can find somehow to view it that might give it more value.
I'd think anyone who's interested in buying a 46 year old film made for educating school kids in the 1970s is going to ask 'what's on it'?

Maybe try contacting a couple of the old libraries in your area, one of them may have a 16 mm projector squirreled away in their basement storage room.

Dave

 

[DCMatt]

Here ya go...

Fifth Street: Skid Row (1974)
Producer Bobby McAndrew; Color, 32 min.; Vol
32:4, Sep-Oct. 1975, p34

In cinema verite style, men on skid row tell of
their personal struggles: of muggings and beat-
ings, victimization by zon men, malnutrition, ill
health, homosexual prostitution, and selling their
own blood for $4 a pint. No judgments are made
or solutions offered; each man speaks his own
thoughts in his own language.

 

[ticndig]

46 year old film made for educating school kids about homosexual prostitution,
yea I'm sure that was a best seller..

 

[Kray Gelder]

Here ya go...

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Sounds like it could have been produced by Netflix. Seems to be a popular type movie these days. Might be a hot seller. Muggings, beatings, homosexual prostitution, I think half of America would give it 4 stars.

 

[A2coins]

I'm sure someone would buy it that's a relic for sure lol

 

[NOLA_Ken]

Here ya go...

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You're good! I don't know how you found that. All I kept getting was a newer documentary and the 80's hair metal band.

 

[Plug N Play]

Robert McAndrew

Fifth Street (1972)
Documentary, Short
Release Date: 5 July 1972 (USA)

If you are able to watch your film, here is 15 minutes of Robert McAndrew's film ... for a comparison.

https://www.imdb.com/videoplayer/vi3998595609

 

[NOLA_Ken]

I'll bet that's it, mine has 1973 on the label, but I can't imagine there were too many documentaries like that

 

[DCMatt]

Robert McAndrew

Fifth Street (1972)
Documentary, Short
Release Date: 5 July 1972 (USA)

If you are able to watch your film, here is 15 minutes of Robert McAndrew's film ... for a comparison.

https://www.imdb.com/videoplayer/vi3998595609

Wow... Heavy...

 

[namxat]

46 year old film made for educating school kids about homosexual prostitution,
yea I'm sure that was a best seller..

Well, shock value was always in demand.

Thats the kind of film you show adolescents with a "Thats your future if you dont behave and work hard" comment.


I remember having to read chapters of a book/ self Biographie (female this time) of a underage drug addict - prostitute when I was about 12-13. And it was a very conservative area. Some of the girls did not even know what the book was talking about when it came to B.....s, paid for directly with heroin.





Greets

Namxat